Nahum 1:2

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies."

Word-by-Word Analysis

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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is

קָנָא

qânâʼ

H7065

to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

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and the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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English grammatical function word ('revengeth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivale...

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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and is

חֵמָה

chêmâh

H2534

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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will

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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נְקָמָה

nᵉqâmâh

H5360

avengement, whether the act of the passion

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on his

צַר

tsar

H6862

narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

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שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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אַף

ʼaph

H639

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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for his

אֹיֵב

ʼôyêb

H341

hating; an adversary

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Key Terms in This Verse

revengeth GRAM

English grammatical function word ('revengeth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are ...

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revengeth GRAM

English grammatical function word ('revengeth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are ...

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reserveth H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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furious H2534

חֵמָה chêmâh

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

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jealous H7065

קָנָא qânâʼ

to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious

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adversaries H6862

צַר tsar

narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

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vengeance H5360

נְקָמָה nᵉqâmâh

avengement, whether the act of the passion

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wrath H639

אַף ʼaph

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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enemies H341

אֹיֵב ʼôyêb

hating; an adversary

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take H3947

לָקַח lâqach

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5 cross-reference

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them th...

Zechariah 8:2 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Psalm 94:1 cross-reference

O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

Exodus 34:14 cross-reference

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

Joshua 24:19 cross-reference

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

Deuteronomy 4:24 cross-reference

For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

Ezekiel 39:25 cross-reference

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

Isaiah 42:13 cross-reference

The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

Hebrews 10:30 cross-reference

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Jeremiah 4:4 cross-reference

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because...

Joel 2:18 cross-reference

Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

Isaiah 51:20 cross-reference

Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

Micah 5:15 cross-reference

And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

Ezekiel 6:12 cross-reference

He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.

Ezekiel 38:18 cross-reference

And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.

2 Peter 2:9 cross-reference

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Leviticus 26:28 cross-reference

Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

Job 20:23 cross-reference

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

Isaiah 51:17 cross-reference

Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.

Romans 12:19 cross-reference

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Lamentations 4:11 cross-reference

The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

Isaiah 66:15 cross-reference

For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

Jeremiah 3:5 cross-reference

Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

Micah 7:18 cross-reference

Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Jeremiah 25:15 cross-reference

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

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